Traffic-direction signal.



N. MlLLER. THAFHG WRECTION SIGNAL. AwucA'ltmn Hum MAR. an, 19w.

Patented Oct. 8, 1918 2HEETS--SHEET I.

iNVENTOR filler ATTORNEY;

N. MiLLER.

TRAFFIC DiREGTiUN SIGNAL. APPLICATEON iiLED MAR, 30. i917.

L,281,1-92. Patented Oct. 8, 1918..

I INVENTOR WITNESSES )Z' OZ'ZLA {i Z6641 ATTORNEY ED STATES I PATENT OFFICE;

NICKOL: MILLER, 01' NEW YORK, N. Y.

'mFAFmo-DmmmonSIGNAL.

' To ellwhojn, it may concern: V

"Be it known that I, NICKOLI. MILLER, a subject of the King of England, residing at 320 East 87th street, New. York city, in the county. of New" York and State of New York, have invented nen and useful Improvements in TrafiioDii-eotion Signals, of

which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in traffic direction signal; for automobiles.

In carrying out my invention it is my purpose to produce a traflic signal for auto mobiles or the like which shall be of a simple construction, readily applied to the Wind shieldorfront of any ordinary automobile, and, having operating meehnnism arranged in close proximity to the driver wherel'iy the l signal ay be operated in an expeditious and conw enient manner.

It is distill further ob ect of the invention yto'jp'rodilee e trafiio direction signal for air tomobiles or the like including a plurality offan-like blades arrangednpon a suitable axle in a suitable easing, the said blades being eit eiflgravity or spring actuated to hold 'tl'ielsanile in inoperative or non "reeling; posiiol'nineans comprising a iiefnale eie ment being connected with the shaft end ha ing its end secured to a suitable plWl' d member arranged in the body of the mea no in a convenient position to he older-tiled by the (lri'veror other nocmygmnt oil w front seat of the hiaehine which when swung in one direction "will, draw the flexible element (d-turn the shaft ,to 'hring theeignal blades "tt i algiii' position,;nieans being fnrther provided W lerehy the s gnal may be lighted uyonr th tiirning of the blades to such Sig .tion; i With the above rind other. objects in View tlle-inlpr oremeni resides in the oenstm'setion, combination and a rangeinent of parts set are; in the following specification and fall-- ing within the scope of the appended iaim,

In the'drawing:

Figure 1 is a front elevation illnetrn ting the application of the improvement Fig. 2 is a side elevation, 1.1"

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broken away and parts being shown m see-- tiori', I u "Fig. 3 is an enlarged sent-zona m w; anproximately on the lined -o o,

,Fig, i: is a sectional-r" W ep pr l m a tely on thelinei-gsl of Fig, :3;

Fig. 5 is a perspeetire m?- the open eting means;

Specification of Letters Patent. Application filed March 30, 191?. Serial No. items.

, the elots being the blades iii and Patented Oct. 8, .1918.

Fig. 6 is a diag'znn illustrating the electric circuit for the lamp; and

Fig: 7 is a sectional view approximately on the line 7*? of Fi 4L.

Referring now to tie drawing in detail,

the numeral 1 designates the body of an automobile of any desired or preferred construction, the same having arranged there on the usual Windshield Ilp'on the outer faces of the end members of the frame of the windshield is secured. two substantially rectangular members 3 providing the housii'igs for the signals, and the said housings have their outer and if desired their lower faces opened.

Arranged in a suitable easing 4: one upon each of the outer sides of the housing 3- and adjacent to the upper end of the said Lousmg is drum 5 that is secured to a shaft 6 that passes throiwh hearing opei'iings in the casing whereby one of the ends of the said shaft is received in the housing and the other end projected a suitable distance outward of the casing. The shaft 6 has Wound therearound a spring 7 that has (meet its ends eerured to the casing whereby to re said shaft-a predetermined dis tance in one dirertimr To the-drum 5 is semi-ed a flexible elemen! 8 that, through the influence of the ring is nornnilly wound aroimd the said drain v.

The nortimi of the shaft ii extending inwardly of the housing :5 has its end squared, at El, thesaid squared portion 9 being received in the'sqnared opening 10 in a signa! blade 11, Other blades 12 and 13 are loose. join-nailed upon the rounded portion of the. sl'iaftthe stmared end 9 of the seldshaft being secured to the blade 11. The blade 13 is p ided with an elongated slot 14, the blade 1:2 being likewise provided with a similar HlIi'HClC ronm'entrio of the pivotal connection oi the said blades 11 and 12 to the shaft Ii, The l' lade 10 is provided with a headed member 16, the shank of whi rh pass through the slots 1'1 and 15 of :3. By this arrangement Zt will he noted that when the shaft 6 is turned a manner Whirl: will presently be described, to swing the blade 11, directly rm'mected with the shaft (3, t-heheadedeleing through the slots 14 and 15 the him s 12 and 13 er to some a desired ment 1% pl: will liliQWm uniting the blade but shorter slot 15, hath of lot -3 by the spring actuated shaft (1.

tingle with reapect to the blade 11 and likewise the blade 13 to assume an angle with reapeet. to the bladea l0 and 1.1. By this arrangementit will be noted that the signal device eonipriaini the blades will be opened in a tan-shape, when the device is in opera-- tion and likewise the same will be folded together when moved to within the homing The outer end of the shaft (5 or the end thereof extending, outwardlv of the raising 4 is provided with a eontaet member 17 whieh is insulated from the shaft proper and which is designed. when the signal blade." outward or signaling position to with the eleetrie eontait 1H. These contact are in elertrie eirruit with a lamp 20 the Said eirruit receiving its -source of energy from a suitable battery or from the. eleetrie energizing device. for the spark plugs of the engine of the automobile.

Eaeh oi the easing-s 4 is provided with a? opening upon the lower end thereof, the Said Opening: being .Slll'l'OllllKlGLl by an exteriorly threadedsleeve E21 and upon this Sleeve is er'ewei'l the outer end of a flexible casing 21. Each of the casings 21 isdireeted to within the automobile and has its end secured to a slotted lug- 22 extending outwardly from a braeket 23. one of the said brai' keta being eonneeted t0 the inner fare of the daxhhoard to the opposite sides of the automobile. at

engage an} desired loeation in the said autonmbile.

l pon eaeh of the braelcet: i l i pirotally sei'ured. :n-; at 2-4. an operai in}: lever Z25. eaeh of raid levew comprising an L r (rank shaped 'eleinen'ithe shortenangular member of the linger ol whii'ln indieatecl h the numeral :2; being disposed opposite the lug 22 of the lnarliel 33. while the longer :nir 27 of the leter has in. outer end fin'ined with an enlargement 2" for the perator. To the linger i enred a l'lexible element :29 that pass through the tlexible mneingg 2t and thr ugh thesleeve '20 of eai'h ot the 4tli lii 1;'.\ lthere are brought to their providing a foot element iseeured or may form part of the flexible elements ti whieh are wound around the tllllllls 5 in the said (tlhlHgS 4.

The, advantage of eonstrueting a signal ronnn-iaing' a blade lixed to a shaf and a plurality of blades looael v arranged upon the ahatt and providial with varying length slots whereby to receive the pin upon the fixed blade and whirl] pin when eonl'attilig with the end wall. ol the slot. when the shaft is aetuated to turn the same onequarter of a revolution and to bring the blades to signaling: position and when in sneh signaling position will greatly enlarge or spread the signal. bringing the same to a subfitanlially tan-like ahape. will be appreeiated as a derided advanta 'e over the ordinary signals whirh are ol a single width either in their operating or inopin'ative position.

From the above. ileselipt'ion. taken in connertion with the aeroinpan \-'ing drawing, the simplieitr otthe derive. as well as the advantages thereof will. it is thought be perteetlj apparent to those skilled in the art to \Vl'lltll ant-n invention appertaim without further detailed t'l(* '('l'i])ll( ll.

Having thus deseribed the invention, whatelaiin is;

In a trafiie direei'ion xignal. for ant-oniobilea or the like. a housing' having an open tare, a easing upon one ot-thesides of the housing a shaft jou naled in the casing and projeeting to within the housitng; a plurality of blades on the shaft and received in the housing one o'l \aid blades being fixed t0 the vshalt. a pin upon the fixed blade, the remaining )liltlt\' having different. length lois l'eteivingl' the pin. a flexible element wound around the shaft and extending 1l1im1;1l1 the easing. an operating lever for said ll xible element and spring means for Ian-nine" the draft to normally retain the signal in die homing.

lu lt-Sl'lllltlllj whereof I aflix my si 'nature.

NIUKOLT INIIT'JER. 

